Two new ideas I learned today:
1. Women were not considered citizens of Rome. Only adult free men were citizens. Women were not allowed to drink wine. Their husbands would kiss their lips to find out if they have had wine. If he tasted any, she usually received a beating!
2. Roman children would come home from school and play with toys- dolls, wooden swords. They played tic tac toe and knucklebones. Knucklebones was like jacks but with real bones. The boys played war games with wooden swords. They played "Troy" where a whole pack of kids, outnumbering one child, would try to drag him across a designated line. Girls would play boardgames, lift weights and play with dolls. Navigational strategy:
The site was very simple so I only used the back button and I clicked on links at the bottom of the page for more indepth study. One reliable source: http://rome.mrdonn.org/index.html I found their published book for sale on an educational website. Their site has been recognized by different organizations- BBC, History Channel, Yahoo, and many other educational websites. Informational feature:
This site is very easy for fourth graders to use. The pages are clear and simple, making it easy to find the links one is looking for. There are many links for further study. This site covers many social studies areas as well as language arts.
Book Activity #6 Life in Ancient Rome
Vacation Under the Volcano introduced you to many new facts about Roman life. You have only just begun! There is so much more to learn. In this workshop you are going to make predictions and apply what you have learned from the websites. Now that you have some background knowledge, it’s time for you to explore!
1. First, before you read, THINK about how people may have written in ancient days. WRITE your prediction. Use what you have learned from reading Vacation Under the Volcano to help you make your prediction.
Next,
Go to the above website.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page.
Click on “writing”.
Read page.
Then,
Under your prediction write “Findings”. Under “Findings”, write 3 details you have
learned about ancient writing. Be prepared to share your answers with your group.
2. At the bottom of the page, click on “Daily Life”.
Scroll down.
Click on “theaters”.
Read.
Click on “amphitheaters”.
Make a connection between ancient entertainment and our entertainment today. List one detail that is the same. List one detail that is different.
3. You own a restaurant in ancient Rome. Learn what the ancient Romans ate and make
a menu. Research ancient Roman money and put prices on your menu. Use these
steps to help you.
Click on “Roman Food”.
Scroll ¾ of the page close to the bottom.
Click on “Rich people’s food in ancientRome”.
List 3 foods for rich people.
Click on the “Back” button.
Click on “Poor people’s food in ancientRome”.
List 3 foods for poor people.
To price the food, scroll down and click on “Main Roman food page”.
Click on the first highlighted word - Money.
Scroll down the page to find out about Roman money.
Put a price beside each food on your menu.
4. Make a final copy of your menu. Make it look like a real menu. Make it colorful!
Your menu will be shared with the class and then displayed in the classroom.
Book Activity #6 Worksheet
Name: Date:
Life in Ancient Rome
Fill out this scavenger hunt worksheet. Use the two websites to answer the following questions.
2. Scroll down and click on “Main Roman Page”. Click on “Roman Science”.
List 3 things the Romans built.
3. Scroll down to the third paragraph. Who was Galen?
4. Scroll to the top of the page. Click on the link that says “About”.
Dr. Karen Carr has a degree in _ and . She is an
associate professor of .
5. Scroll to the top bar and click on “Rome”. Click on “Roman Art”.
Find the word ghost. Read the sentence. Why it was important to have
a good image of someone’s face?
Life in Ancient Rome Rubric
Category
Points
Earned
Task 1 – prediction (ancient writing)
4
- findings
4
Task 2 – same (ancient entertainment/modern
entertainment)
Here is what I learned today:
Two new ideas I learned today:1. Women were not considered citizens of Rome. Only adult free men were citizens. Women were not allowed to drink wine. Their husbands would kiss their lips to find out if they have had wine. If he tasted any, she usually received a beating!
2. Roman children would come home from school and play with toys- dolls, wooden swords. They played tic tac toe and knucklebones. Knucklebones was like jacks but with real bones. The boys played war games with wooden swords. They played "Troy" where a whole pack of kids, outnumbering one child, would try to drag him across a designated line. Girls would play boardgames, lift weights and play with dolls.
Navigational strategy:
The site was very simple so I only used the back button and I clicked on links at the bottom of the page for more indepth study.
One reliable source:
http://rome.mrdonn.org/index.html I found their published book for sale on an educational website. Their site has been recognized by different organizations- BBC, History Channel, Yahoo, and many other educational websites.
Informational feature:
This site is very easy for fourth graders to use. The pages are clear and simple, making it easy to find the links one is looking for. There are many links for further study. This site covers many social studies areas as well as language arts.
Book Activity #6
Life in Ancient Rome
Vacation Under the Volcano introduced you to many new facts about Roman life. You have only just begun! There is so much more to learn. In this workshop you are going to make predictions and apply what you have learned from the websites. Now that you have some background knowledge, it’s time for you to explore!
Topic: Ancient Rome
Website: Ancient Rome for Kids from Odyssey Online
http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/ROME/homepg.html
1. First, before you read, THINK about how people may have written in ancient days.
WRITE your prediction. Use what you have learned from reading
Vacation Under the Volcano to help you make your prediction.
Next,
Go to the above website.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page.
Click on “writing”.
Read page.
Then,
Under your prediction write “Findings”. Under “Findings”, write 3 details you have
learned about ancient writing. Be prepared to share your answers with your group.
2. At the bottom of the page, click on “Daily Life”.
Scroll down.
Click on “theaters”.
Read.
Click on “amphitheaters”.
Make a connection between ancient entertainment and our entertainment today.
List one detail that is the same. List one detail that is different.
Go to the website: Ancient Rome Kidipede
http://historyforkids.org/learn/romans/index.htm
3. You own a restaurant in ancient Rome. Learn what the ancient Romans ate and make
a menu. Research ancient Roman money and put prices on your menu. Use these
steps to help you.
Click on “Roman Food”.
Scroll ¾ of the page close to the bottom.
Click on “Rich people’s food in ancient Rome”.
List 3 foods for rich people.
Click on the “Back” button.
Click on “Poor people’s food in ancient Rome”.
List 3 foods for poor people.
To price the food, scroll down and click on “Main Roman food page”.
Click on the first highlighted word - Money.
Scroll down the page to find out about Roman money.
Put a price beside each food on your menu.
4. Make a final copy of your menu. Make it look like a real menu. Make it colorful!
Your menu will be shared with the class and then displayed in the classroom.
Book Activity #6 Worksheet
Name: Date:
Life in Ancient Rome
Fill out this scavenger hunt worksheet. Use the two websites to answer the following questions.
Website: **http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/ROME/homepg.html**
1. Scroll down to the very bottom of the page. When was this site last updated?
2. Now click on “Daily Life”. How many links are there about daily life?
3. Go to the bottom of the page. Click on “Public Life”. Click on “Baths”.
What was the final step in a Roman bath?
4. Click on “Writing”. Scroll down to “learn to read and write”.
Students learned to write on boards spread with _.
5. Click on “Mythology”. Who were the protectors of Rome?
Website: **http://historyforkids.org/learn/romans/index.htm**
1. Click on “Roman People”. Scroll down and click on “Roman Schools”.
Did most kids go to school?
2. Scroll down and click on “Main Roman Page”. Click on “Roman Science”.
List 3 things the Romans built.
3. Scroll down to the third paragraph. Who was Galen?
4. Scroll to the top of the page. Click on the link that says “About”.
Dr. Karen Carr has a degree in _ and . She is an
associate professor of .
5. Scroll to the top bar and click on “Rome”. Click on “Roman Art”.
Find the word ghost. Read the sentence. Why it was important to have
a good image of someone’s face?
Life in Ancient Rome Rubric
entertainment)